ABB Variable Speed Drive Training Webinars 2024-2025
We are pleased to share with you the latest ABB variable speed drive webinar agenda for 2024-2025. The experts from ABB Motion have created these webinars with the intention of sharing knowledge and best practices. The webinar topics run from; an introduction to variable speed drives, through to condition monitoring and specific topics like PID, harmonics, variable speed drives in borehole and submersible pump applications, how inverters can help towards Net Zero and our own course which explores the innovative uses and solutions variable speed drives can provide.
Each webinar is free to attend and is open to UK professionals, however, booking in advance and registration is required. The dates and times for each course are displayed below, so you can start to plan which webinars you would like to attend.
An Introduction to Variable Speed Drives
Host: Liam Blackshaw, ABB UK Drives Product Manager.
Wednesday 17th July 2024, 10 am BST start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Agenda:
- What is a Variable Speed Drive (VSD)
- How do They Work
- Why use a VSD – Energy & Control
- What do I need to Consider when Using a VSD
- Summary
- Questions and Answers
Harmonics
Host: Martin Richardson, ABB, Water Framework Manager
Wednesday 18th September 2024, 10 am BST start, duration approximately 1hr 30 mins.
Agenda:
- Power Disturbances
- What Are Harmonics
- Why Do Drives Create Harmonics
- Compliance – Standards and Recommendations
- Harmonics – Effect & Mitigation Techniques
- G5/5 overview
- Summary
- Question and Answers
Condition Monitoring of Rotating Equipment and Drives
Host: Michael Roebuck, UK Digital Lead-Motion
Wednesday 20th November 2024, 10 am GMT start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Title: Maximising productivity – Condition Monitoring of Rotating Equipment and Drives – The journey from reactive to proactive maintenance – Part 1 (Rotating Equipment)
This session focuses on the remote condition monitoring of induction motors, mounted bearings and pumps utilising the ABB Smart Sensor portfolio of products.
Synopsis: The cost of unplanned machine failures can be far more than just lost production output, it can result in additional costs associated with waste materials, labour, emergency spare part supply and even damage to reputation.
Drives and motors remote condition monitoring helps to monitor critical health and operating parameters of mechanical powertrain components in real-time. This means users are given advanced notification of potential problems, so maintenance can be planned and undertaken before a failure actually occurs.
ABB’s Digital Powertrain technology not only allows manufacturers to predict when maintenance is required, but it gives them a broad picture of the unique influence components have on one another allowing them to improve the performance, reliability and efficiency of their powertrain which in turn improves system optimization.
How Variable Speed Drives can help towards Net Zero
Host: George Dodwell, ABB, Water Framework Manager
Wednesday 15th January 2025, 10 am GMT start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Agenda:
- What Is Net Zero
- How should we tackle Net Zero
- Energy Efficiency is the first Fuel
- How inverters save energy
- Motor technology and efficiency standards
- Technology and products that will help on the journey
- Services how can we help
- Get your Energy appraisal here
- Energy Efficiency movement
Variable Speed Drives In Borehole and Submersible Pump Applications
Host: Martin Richardson, ABB, Water Framework Manager
Wednesday 19th March 2025, 10am GMT start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Agenda:
- Background: Why are submersible/ borehole pumps special cases for variable speed drive selection
- Known problems
VSD solutions
– dU/dt filters
– Sine filters
– Voltage Boost
Other considerations - Quick ramps (Turbidity Control)
- Anti-ragging / pump cleaning
- Installation considerations
– Earthing – Common Mode Noise
– EMC
– Junction Boxes - Selection
- Summary
PID Control
Host: Liam Blackshaw, ABB UK Drives Product Manager.
Wednesday 21st May 2025, 10 am BST start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Agenda:
- PID Introduction.
- Application examples.
- Setting up PID on an ACX580.
5x Novel Uses of Variable Speed Drives for the Water Industry
Host: Matt Handley, IDS Operations Director
Wednesday 16th July 2025, 10 am GMT start, duration approximately 1 hour.
Agenda:
We all know inverters can save large amounts of energy; at IDS we have utilised inverter technology in a number of innovative ways on non-standard applications. During this webinar IDS Operations Director, Matt Handley will run through some of these unusual applications and talk about some of the lesser-known benefits of variable speed drives.
Agenda:
- Parallel Pump Control
- Sludge Pumping
- Archimedean Screws
- Weed screen cleaners
- Control of transient pressure spike in the main
- Other Inverter benefits (low volt drop, anti-rag, unity power factor, smooth starts etc)
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Working with IDS
Need more support? For our existing customers we have offer variable speed drive training and for new customers we have a range of inverter services that might find helpful. Can’t find what you are looking for? Call us on 0115 944 1036 or email [email protected] to chat with one of our highly experienced engineers.
